Emperor Alexander I St. Petersburg State Transport University

Emperor Alexander I St. Petersburg State Transport University is the first transport higher education institution in Russia.

The university offers a wide range of academic Bachelor’s, Specialist’s, Master’s, and PhD programs.

PGUPS is ranked in the top 10% of the Global Aggregate Ranking.

Graduates include railway transport ministers, political figures, heads of major transport, construction and industrial enterprises, well-known scientists, and inventors.

Faculties

• Automation and Intelligent Technologies
• Transport Construction
• Railway Operation and Logistics
• Industrial and Civil Engineering
• Transport Systems and Power Engineering
• Economics and Management
• Part-Time Studies

Top 5 popular fields of study and majors

• Civil Engineering and Technosphere Safety
• Industry and Power Engineering
• Transport and Logistics
• Economics and Management
• Information Technology

Priority 2030

Aim: Top positions in the comprehensive provision of high-quality and competitive educational and research services for the transport and construction industries, training of next-generation engineering personnel, creation of innovations through knowledge sharing, and ensuring intellectual and technological sovereignty of the Russian Federation in extensive cooperation with partners.

Strategic projects

• Safe Ecosystem of Intelligent Transport Infrastructure
• New Technologies and Materials in Construction
• Heavy Haul is the Driver of Russia’s Economy

Student life

• Work in student science clubs and research laboratories under the supervision of the university's leading researchers
• Increased scholarships for successful research, sports, cultural and social achievements
• Student research grant competition
• 7 types of volunteering
• 16 student brigades, 4 of which work all year round

Study abroad

Every year more than 150 students participate in the university’s international mobility programs. The programs are delivered jointly with the universities in China, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, etc.

• 13 joint and network educational projects with the top foreign transport universities
• 95 foreign partner universities

Russian language programs for international students

• pre-university training
• linguistic internship
• summer and winter schools
• preparation for the TORFL exam
• online courses
• educational tourism

International Relations Department

Provides migration and visa support to international students, and helps them handle organizational problems.

+7 812 457-80-39
inter@pgups.ru

Internships and employment

PGUPS students implement real-life graduation projects by order of JSC Russian Railways, top transport, design and construction organizations. Graduation theses are aimed at solving current production issues.

PGUPS has a training polygon that allows students to undertake internships and gain experience while studying.

PGUPS specialists and graduates participated in the project to create high-speed railway transport in Russia and upgrade high-speed trains such as Lastochka (Swallow) and Sapsan (Peregrine Falcon) for Russian railways.

98.5 % graduate employment rate: a high percentage results from high-quality education and practical skills acquired while studying.

Advanced Engineering School

• advanced training for a new breed of engineers in partnership with high-tech companies and scientific organizations
• creation of intelligent safety systems for polygon management on railway transport
• supporting a full life-cycle of next-generation safety systems
• scientific and academic activities

Science

The university’s key research areas are related to basic and applied research on transport and transport construction.

Research areas

The variety of research areas reflects the breadth of our teaching staff’s expertise and the interdisciplinary nature of our academic environment.

• high-speed rail traffic
• support for major infrastructure facilities in the Far North and permafrost regions
• magnetic levitation
• technosphere safety
• digitalization of railway transport management
• energy conservation and energy efficiency